State Dept cable 1975-291953

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

Message Text

CONFIDENTIAL

PAGE 01 MOSCOW 14226 061643Z
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ACTION EUR- 12

INFO OCT-01 ISO-OO ERDA-05 AID-05 CEA-01 CIAE-00 CIEP-01

DODE-OO EB-07 FEAE-00 FPC-01 H-02 INR-07 INT-05 L-03

NSAE-00 NSC-05 OMB-01 PM-04 USIA-06 SAM-01 OES-03

SP-02 SS-15 STR-04 TRSE-00 PA-01 PRS-01 SAJ-01 /094 W

007580

R 061502Z OCT 75
FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 5215
INFO AMEMBASSY PARIS
USDOC WASHDC

CONFIDENTIAL MOSCOW 14226

USDOC FOR BEWT/DOWNEY AND BEWT/TDAD/PLANAGAN

E.O. 11652 GDS

TAGS: ENRG, ETRD, EMIN, UR, US

SUBJ: FIRST STATE COMPLETED AT SAYANO-SHYSHENSKOYE HYDRO-
ELECTRIC STATION

REF: MOSCOW 14205 AND PREVIOUS

1. PRAVDA, ON OCTOBER 5, ANNOUNCED THAT YENESEI RIVER WILL

BE SUCCESSFULLY DIVERTED AROUND SITE OF SAYANO-SHYSHENSKOYE
HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION SOUTH OF KRASNOYARSK BY OCTOBER 1 1.
THREE DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. REMOVAL OF BULKHEAD TO
ALTERNATE CHANNEL BEGUN ON OCTOBER 4. COMPLETION OF
DIVERSION IS FIRST STEP IN PROJECT WHICH ACCORDING PRAVDA
WILL BE LARGEST HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION IN WORLD WHEN
FINISHED IN 1978.

2. COMMENT - SAYANO-SHYSHENSKOYE IS ALSO LOCATION OF PROS-
PECTIVE ALUMINUM SMELTER WHICH IS TO BE PART OF BLACK SEA/
KRASNOYARSK ALUMINUM PROJECT SOVIETS HAVE DISCUSSED
WITH US AND FRENCH FRIMS. ALTHOUGH STATUS OF PROJECT
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IS SOMEWHAT UNCLEAR, SEE REFTEL, IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

CREATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BASE IS PROCEEDING AHEAD
OF SCHEDULE.

STOESSEL

CONFIDENTIAL

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Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

Message Attributes

Automatic Decaptioning: X
Capture Date: 01 JAN 1994
Channel Indicators: n/a
Current Classification: UNCLASSIFIED

Concepts: ALUMINUM, MINING INDUSTRY, PROGRAMS (PROJECTS), TECHNOLOGICAL EXCHANGES, HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS

Control Number: n/a
Copy: SINGLE
Draft Date: 06 OCT 1975
Decaption Date: 01 JAN 1960
Decaption Note:

Disposition Action: RELEASED
Disposition Approved on Date:

Disposition Authority: CunninFX
Disposition Case Number: n/a
Disposition Comment: 25 YEAR REVIEW
Disposition Date: 28 MAY 2004
Disposition Event:

Disposition History: n/a
Disposition Reason:

Disposition Remarks:

Document Number: 1975MOSCOW14226

Document Source: CORE

Document Unique ID: 00

Drafter: n/a

Enclosure: n/a

Executive Order: GS

Errors: N/A

Film Number: D750346-0650
From: MOSCOW
Handling Restrictions: n/a
Image Path:

ISecure: 1

Legacy Key: Iink1975/newtext/t1 9751 079/aaaacscw. tel

Line Count: 64

Locator: TEXT ON-LINE, ON MICROFILM
Office: ACTION EUR
Original Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Original Handling Restrictions: n/a
Original Previous Classification: n/a
Original Previous Handling Restrictions: n/a
Page Count: 2

Previous Channel Indicators: n/a
Previous Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Previous Handling Restrictions: n/a
Reference: 75 MOSCOW 14205
Review Action: RELEASED, APPROVED
Review Authority: CunninFX
Review Comment: n/a
Review Content Flags:

Review Date: 28 MAY 2003
Review Event:

Review Exemptions: n/a

Review History: RELEASED <28 MAY 2003 by ifshinsr>; APPROVED <06 OCT 2003 by CunninFX>

Review Markings:

Margaret P. Grafeld
Declassified/Released
US Department of State
EO Systematic Review
06 JUL 2006

Review Media Identifier:

Review Referrals: n/a
Review Release Date: n/a
Review Release Event: n/a
Review Transfer Date:

Review Withdrawn Fields: n/a
Secure: OPEN
Status: NATIVE

Subject: FIRST STATE COMPLETED AT SAYANO-SHYSHENSKOYE HYDRO- ELECTRIC STATION
TAGS: ENRG, ETRD, EMIN, UR, US
To: STATE
Type: TE

Markings: Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006